Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“VP Vance says all are welcome on the right, including figures who promote conspiracy theories”

JTA Vance declines to draw a line against rising influence of antisemitic figures in Republican party Grace Gilson December 24, 2025 In the latest round of conservative infighting over the mainstreaming of antisemitic figures within the GOP, Vice President JD … Continue reading

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“On Hanukkah night, amid terror and confusion, the true story was written by Jews who ran toward danger to protect one another”

TABLET MAG The Maccabees of Bondi Beach Nicole Wizman December 21, 2025 …In the hours and days that followed, one story quickly rose above the rest. Footage circulating online showed a heroic bystander, later identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed, rushing toward … Continue reading

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“Australia has long tolerated the proponents of such mayhem and silenced those who raise the alarm”

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The late John Podhoretz: “While he had contempt for the New York City bubble, he remained inside it for most of his life, and couldn’t find his way out, even after the bubble itself lost control of things”

COMMENTARY A Son’s Eulogy for Norman Podhoretz (1930-2025) John Podhoretz December 19, 2025 …And he was witty. So witty. And a generator of wit as well. What he loved, what he treasured, was cleverness—an unexpected turn of phrase, a surprising … Continue reading

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Australia’s Government: ‘Moral Bankruptcy on Parade’

TABLET MAG The People of Forever Are Not Afraid Liel Leibovitz December 14, 2025 Like so many Jews, I was woken up in the early morning today to news of the massacre in Bondi Beach, Australia. Like so many Jews, … Continue reading

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“Violence began after inspector issuing parking ticket was attacked by two young men, apparently draft-dodgers, who threatened to ‘slaughter’ him; Rioters also attack bus with soldiers”

TIMES OF ISRAEL 13 cops hurt as ultra-Orthodox riot in Jerusalem; police use tear gas, arrest four Charlie Summers and Sam Sokol December 18, 2025 Hundreds of young Haredi men clashed with police in Jerusalem Thursday, injuring 13 officers and … Continue reading

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“May the memories of Boris and Sofia Gurman be a blessing. And may Ahmed al Ahmad heal fully, knowing that Jewish history will remember his name with gratitude”

JEWISH JOURNAL What Bondi Beach Taught Us About Courage — and Should Teach Us About Preparedness Micha Danzig December 16, 2025 …Boris Gurman was celebrating Hanukkah with his wife, Sofia, among hundreds of Jewish Australians and visitors who had gathered … Continue reading

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US visa bans extended to “countries that have been subject to successful efforts to overthrow or undermine their governments, with the result that radical terrorist groups operate with minimal, if any, interference from law enforcement”

JNS Trump adds Palestinian Authority, Syria to US visa restriction list December 16, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a new travel and immigration ban on Tuesday for anyone attempting to enter the United States with documents issued by the … Continue reading

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“But the most dangerous phase of the war may unfold far from the battlefield. It will unfold in Washington, inside rooms where the real leverage of this conflict now sits”

FUTURE OF JEWISH Israel faces its most important test since 1973. And it begins in Washington. Guy Goldstein December 12, 2025 …Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan have never been so coordinated. They have agreed, … Continue reading

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“The friendship between Jews and ordinary Iranians is alive and well, with Iranians taking to social media to express support for Israel after the Bondi attack. We must stand with them in turn”

JPOST Fifty years of Islamic rule can’t erase 2,600 years of Jewish-Iranian friendship Alex Winston December 18, 2025 …It is essential to distinguish between Iran and the regime that has ruled it since 1979. The Islamic Republic is not the … Continue reading

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